tutelage
noun
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The Latin verb tueri means "to look at" or "to guard." When tutelage first began appearing in print in the early 1600s, it was used mainly in the protective sense of tueri, as writers described serfs and peasants of earlier eras as being "under the tutelage of their lord." Over time, however, the word's meaning shifted away from guardianship and toward instruction. This pattern of meaning can also be seen in the related nouns tutor, which shifted from "a guardian" to "a private teacher," and tuition, which now typically refers to the cost of instruction but which originally referred to the protection, care, or custody by a parent or guardian over a child or ward.
Examples of tutelage in a Sentence
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Mascherano said the addition of Obando will offer him a chance to learn under the tutelage of Suarez, one of the best center forwards of this generation, and also will allow 38-year-old Suarez to get some rest every now and then.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
There was a plan laid out for him: Race all of the Busch Series in 2001, mix in some Cup appearances here and there, and pave the way for a long Cup career, under the tutelage of Earnhardt, the kind of baton-pass in sports as old as time.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Under the tutelage of head coach Ogoh Odaudu, the 2024 BAL Coach of the Year and former Nigerian national team player, the team is loaded with both experience and promising new blood.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Tutelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutelage. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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